The Seattle Times and Sadam's Trial

As of late, one gets the impression the Seattle Times is struggling with what they see as two contradictory issues. On one hand, there is overwhelming, widespread support for the prosecution of Sadam Hussein by the Iraqi people. Clearly, hatred for Hussein is still fresh in the minds of Iraqis. And yet, on the other hand, we are told time and time again by the liberal media that the Iraqi people regret the war and resent our occupation. Yesterday's front page story on basic services might lead many readers to believe Iraqis would prefer to have things the way they were before the war.

This contradiction is clear in today's front page story "Wide Iraqi Support for Saddam's Trial". The story states that Iraqis are relieved that the trial of Hussein is moving forward and there seems to be a consensus regarding his being guilty of genocide and murder. Yet, by the fourth paragraph, the Seattle Times reminds us all (in case we've forgoten) that Iraq is "facing ethnic and religious division, a bloody insurgency and discontent over the pace of reconstruction". In the same manner the Times brought up Abu Ghraib in EVERY story even remotely related to Iraq, we now see that the Times will do the same with what they see as "turmoil" in Iraq. As I stated yesterday, Democrats see the problems in Iraq as the key to victory in Novemeber.

When Sadam Hussein's trial begins it will be interesting to see how the media, including the Seattle Times, covers the event. The trial will be full of reports of autrocities committed by Hussein that should remind a bunch of folks why we went to war in Iraq in the fiirst place (the REAL reasons why, not the Micheal Moore, to-make-Haliburton-rich reasons). The Times, of course, will view this as support for Bush's Iraq policy and the war on terror. I predict the Seattle Times will try and keep Sadam's autrocities off the front page.